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The '''Southern strategy''' was a term used to describe the alleged strategy used by the [[Republican Party]] to win the [[White House]] by winning support in [[The South]] rather than the media centers of [[Boston]] and [[New York City]]. In the movie ''[[Death of a Nation: Can We Save America a Second Time?]]'', [[Dinesh D'Souza]] points out that this alleged strategy was actually one of winning the support of the [[Sun Belt]] rather than the Deep South. He also points out that as the South became less racist, it became more Republican.<ref>D'Souza, Dinesh (August 23, 2018). [https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/402754-the-myth-of-nixons-southern-strategy The myth of Nixon’s ‘Southern Strategy’]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved August 23, 2018.</ref>

The '''Southern strategy''' was a term used to describe the alleged strategy used by the [[Republican Party]] to win the [[White House]] by winning support in [[The South]] rather than the media centers of [[Boston]] and [[New York City]]. In the movie ''[[Death of a Nation: Can We Save America a Second Time?]]'', [[Dinesh D'Souza]] points out that this alleged strategy was actually one of winning the support of the [[Sun Belt]] rather than the Deep South. He also points out that as the South became less racist, it became more Republican.<ref>D'Souza, Dinesh (August 23, 2018). [https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/402754-the-myth-of-nixons-southern-strategy The myth of Nixon’s ‘Southern Strategy’]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved August 23, 2018.</ref>

[[Liberals]], repeatedly unpopular in the South, have tried to attribute this strategy to racial politics.  The reality is that liberals have always played the [[political card|racist card]] far more often than [[Republicans]] do.

[[Liberals]], repeatedly unpopular in the South, have tried to attribute this strategy to racial politics.  The reality is that liberals have always played the [[political card|racist card]] far more often than [[Republicans]] do.  Examples of this racialization are the terms "[[Welfare state]]" and "[[Welfare queen]]", even though the original welfare queen [[Linda Taylor]] was a white woman.

The pairing of Northern liberals with Southern Democrats on a presidential ticket has long been the strategic cornerstone of the Democrats' appeal to the racist vote. The promise of government handouts is appealing to many racist Democrats, irrespective of what region of the country they reside.

The pairing of Northern liberals with Southern Democrats on a presidential ticket has long been the strategic cornerstone of the Democrats' appeal to the racist vote. The promise of government handouts is appealing to many racist Democrats, irrespective of what region of the country they reside.